Jury Pool Profile

Burke County, North Dakota

Republican +74 (2024)

Population: 2,163
Median household income: $96,339
Unemployment: 2.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,981 91.6%
Black or African American alone 16 0.7%
Asian alone 60 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 22 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 21 1.0%
Two or more races 63 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

Under 18 571 26.4%
18–24 92 4.3%
25–44 508 23.5%
45–64 533 24.6%
65 and over 459 21.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.2%; -0.41 pp vs. state
County GDP: $292.9M; 0.37% of state
Avg. annual pay: $69,134
Establishments: 126

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 198 29.9%
Public administration 143 21.6%
Education & health services 115 17.4%
Natural resources & mining 54 8.2%
Professional & business services 45 6.8%
Leisure & hospitality 38 5.7%
Financial activities 34 5.1%
Other services 12 1.8%
Construction 10 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.1%
Median gross rent: $725
Owner-occupied: 727
Renter-occupied: 204

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,051 votes cast

Republican 909 86.5%
Democratic 130 12.4%
Other / third-party 12 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 30 1.5%
Tagalog 29 1.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 13 0.6%
Vietnamese 8 0.4%
German 3 0.1%
Other Indo-European 2 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 931
Family households: 603; 64.8% of households
Married w/ children: 526
Single-mother households: 8
Veterans: 88; 5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

92.8% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,470 66.8%
Catholic 414 18.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 88 4.0%
Evangelical Protestant 71 3.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.6%
With a disability: 14.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 23.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: North Central Judicial District Court
Judges: 5 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats: Bowbells, Minot, Stanley

Court reference

Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023